How Many People Are Named Rik?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Rik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Rik peaked in popularity in 1958 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rik as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1958
18 births
Total Registered
288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rik
Rik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 288 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rik as a male name
Ranked #13,899 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1958 (18 births)
Rik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rik span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 78 babies were registered. Rik has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rik by Decade
How has Rik tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rik
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rik?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Rik are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Rik a common name?
Rik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rik most popular?
Rik reached peak popularity in 1958, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rik is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rik a male name?
Rik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rik Smith, Rik Johnson, Rik Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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